Summary of 6 years of implementing the 2016 Press Law in conjunction with 10 Articles regulating professional ethics and rules for using social networks for journalists

On the afternoon of November 17, the Vietnam Journalists Association (VJA) held a conference to summarize 6 years of implementing the 2016 Press Law, along with 10 regulations on professional ethics for Vietnamese journalists and rules for using social networks for Vietnamese journalists. Comrade Nguyen Duc Loi, Permanent Vice President of the VJA chaired the conference.

Conference Chairman.

After 6 years of implementation, the 2016 Press Law, with 10 Articles regulating professional ethics and Rules for using social networks for Vietnamese journalists, has received many positive reviews from journalists and the whole society. With many new progressive regulations, suitable for the practical life of the press, and contemporary press work, the 2016 Press Law has created an important legal corridor for the Vietnamese revolutionary press to continue to develop sustainably, providing a support for journalists to carry out political tasks, better serving society and the people. However, in reality, there are still some shortcomings that need to be comprehensively revised to meet the requirements of press development in the coming period.

Since the implementation of the 2016 Press Law and 10 Articles regulating the professional ethics of Vietnamese journalists, the press has made strong strides in terms of quantity, scale as well as innovation, improvement of quality and effectiveness of information and propaganda work.

Delegates attending the conference.

The team of journalists nationwide has grown up, is steady, and confidently follows in the footsteps of previous generations of journalists in mastering technology, applying practical life experience and theoretical foundations, creating excellent journalistic works, making important contributions to the cause of building and defending the country. The team of journalists has seen the emergence of many examples of journalists and members who are morally pure, professionally proficient, hard-working, and ready to sacrifice and contribute for the benefit of the people and the country.

However, there are still some shortcomings and inadequacies in press activities. The phenomenon of press agencies not properly implementing their objectives, providing false information, exaggerating and distorting the truth is on the rise. There have been negative phenomena in press activities with many sophisticated methods, dealing with the management measures of the authorities for the purpose of extortion or for other impure motives...

From the perspective of a political - social - professional organization of journalists, the Vietnam Journalists Association, through monitoring and handling violations of the Association's Charter, 10 Articles on professional ethics of Vietnamese journalists, and Rules for using social networks of Vietnamese journalists, has coordinated with the functional agencies of the Central Propaganda Department, the Ministry of Information and Communications , to strengthen measures to prevent and handle violations.

Comrade Bui Thuy Hang, Permanent Vice President of Hoa Binh Provincial Journalists Association, spoke at the conference.

At the conference, delegates discussed a number of contents: Solutions to enhance the responsibility and role of State management agencies in implementing the 2016 Press Law and 10 Articles regulating professional ethics, Rules for using social networks of journalists. From the practice of local press activities, a number of proposals and recommendations were made on amending and supplementing the 2016 Press Law; proposing solutions to effectively implement the 10 Articles regulating the profession of journalists...

Proposing key tasks and solutions, such as: Amending and supplementing Article 8 of the Press Law in the direction of enhancing the role and responsibility of the Vietnam Journalists Association in educating and fostering professional ethics for journalists; regularly monitoring, supervising, inspecting and concluding violations of professional ethics and strengthening the handling of violations by members and journalists. There are additional regulations on the Journalists Association and press agencies in political and ideological education, training, fostering professional expertise and journalism skills...

Comrade Nguyen Duc Loi, Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Journalists Association delivered concluding remarks at the conference.

Concluding the conference, comrade Nguyen Duc Loi, Permanent Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association emphasized: Through the exchange of opinions of the delegates, it is increasingly clear that the important role and responsibility of the Vietnam Journalists Association in political and ideological education, law education associated with professional ethics education, in the context of the strong development of digital media; ensuring that press agencies fulfill their political tasks, social responsibilities and preserve the purity of professional ethics of journalists. It can be said that in-depth analysis and discussion of existing issues in the legal policies on journalism, reflecting on difficulties and obstacles in implementing the Code of Professional Ethics for Journalists to promptly propose solutions to amend and overcome existing problems is an urgent requirement in the life of journalism and the team of journalists, contributing to building a green, healthy and positive journalism, worthy of the trust of the Party, State and people in the revolutionary journalism and the team of journalists, is a solid foundation for building a team of Vietnamese revolutionary journalists who always keep "Bright mind, pure heart, sharp pen".

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